Frankish Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Melee Infantry

Swordsmen

The difficulty of obtaining iron in the early Middle Ages, combined with a lack of understanding of how to mass-produce welded weaponry meant that iron-forged blades were the weapons of noblemen who could afford the otherwise-prohibitive cost. Blades in the early Middle Ages were created through a process known as 'pattern welding', where iron rods, twisted together and ground down, formed a soft, carbonised centre for the blade that helped it better absorb the shock of a blow. Around this core, thin iron plates were then 'carburized' (hardened, essentially) onto the blade to give it increased strength. This style of layering metal pieces over each other gave blades a distinctive banding pattern, similar in appearance to the age-rings of a tree trunk.

Unit Name Swordsmen

Main Unit Key cha_fra_sword

Land Unit Key cha_fra_sword

Naval Unit Key cha_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Melee Infantry

Class Melee Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 350

Recruitment Cost 350

Upkeep Cost 105

Melee Attack 29

Melee Damage 40

├ Melee Weapon att_spatha

├ Melee Base Damage 36

├ Armour-piercing Damage 4

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 14

Melee Defence 54

├ Base Defence 29

├ Shield cha_round

└ Shield Defence 25

Armour 10

├ Armour cha_cloth_helmet

├ Armour Defence 10

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_medium

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 36

Abilities

• Shield Wall
  The unit moves into a close formation and raises shields.

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Hall (cha_bld_barracks_1) Level 0 Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_2) Level 1 Royal Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_3) Level 2

Garrison Buildings
x 1	Muster Hall (cha_bld_barracks_1) Level 0 Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_2) Level 1 Garrison Encampment (cha_bld_garrison_2) Level 1 Garrison Quarters (cha_bld_garrison_3) Level 2
x 2	Royal Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Kingdom of Carloman (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) Frankish Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Austrasian Separatists (Age of Charlemagne)